Today, Everett Griner discusses more destructive pest problems.
How All the Rain is Affecting the Agriculture Sector
With the southeast receiving national attention for the massive amount of recent rainfall, USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey, checks in on how the moisture is affecting agriculture.
Governor Perdue Issues State of Emergency for 17 Georgia Counties
ATLANTA– Late Monday afternoon, after viewing storm damage in Douglas and Paulding counties from the air, Governor Sonny Perdue issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in 17 counties affected by heavy rain and severe weather that passed through Georgia. The counties are Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Crawford, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale, …
Another Weapon in the Fight Against Pigweed
As Palmer Amaranth remains an issue for Southeastern Cotton growers many are looking to change their strategy and Josh Mayfield, southeast regional agronomist for Bayer CropScience says that the Liberty Link System is a great alternative in dealing with the invasive pest.
Deputy Ag Secretary Visits Alabama
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture has been meeting in Montgomery, Alabama the past few days as one of the guest speakers was USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan who spent her time talking about USDA’s new campaign, “Know your farmer know your food.”
Farm Prices Decline
Lower prices on the farm are no surprise. Everett Griner gives us the scoop.
Agriculturual Research Helps Improve Cotton Producers Bottom-Line
Kater Hake, vice president of Agricultural Research for Cotton Incorporated, says that his department’s main focus is to increase the cotton producers bottom line.
NAFTA
This is a good deal for all. Everett Griner talks about why.
GA Cotton Producer Still Happy with Drip Irrigation Experiment
We previously reported on a Georgia Cotton producer experimenting with drip irrigation and now we check in with Mike Lucas on his crops progress.
Lightning!!
Staying safe in a storm. There are some simple rules we learned as far back as grade school and today Everett Griner reminds us of some of them.